Anti-dynasty scam

Anti-dynasty scam | Daily Tribune

Who in Congress is going to vote for a law that kicks their own family out of guaranteed seats? Nobody. Zero. Brick wall. Right at paragraph one.

The anti-dynasty bill. Written by dynasts. For dynasts. Pure conflict of interest. And guess what government is supposed to avoid at all costs? Conflict of interest. Practically all of Congress. Technically illegal. If anyone actually cared about the law.

When reform is born inside a dynasty, it already knows where not to bite.

They sell it as “one family member per government level.” Tough. Almost frightening. Until you slow down and read. One Marcos or Dy can be President. Another can be governor. A few more congressmen in different districts. Sprinkle mayors across municipalities. Unlimited barangay captains.

After three terms, the governor steps aside, and the spouse can step in. Or the child. The cousin. Deliberate loophole or an insult to intelligence?

Partylist hijacking is untouched. Forty of 156 party-list groups in recent elections were linked to dynasties, and House Bill 6771 does nothing.

Can Sandro Marcos and Speaker Bodjie Dy explain why a measure that guarantees legal loopholes bigger than its promise not anything but a transparent fraud on democracy?

The President declared the pretend bill a priority, promising action after the country’s biggest corruption scandal in decades. They’re pretending to try.

Then Bongbong flipped the switch and signaled stall and veto, looking decisive while ensuring nothing changes, saying it needed more study so it wouldn’t be “half-baked,” then indulged in virtue signaling about merit, as the presidency landed in his lap because he was the most qualified.

Real reformers don’t precondition the public for delay. They demand urgency and spend political capital. “Take it slow” is what you say when you plan to run out the clock.

Mr. President, are we supposed to admire the process or mock the show?

The bill will die in committees, stall in debate, and get buried under “more urgent matters,” Sandro chairs the Committee on Rules. He can speed up or slow down anti-dynasty bills.

In other words, the public gets the feeling something is happening, while the dynasty quietly controls what passes and what dies.

Nobody’s saying ban people from running. But access isn’t the issue when voters aren’t picking candidates. It’s a toothpaste aisle where it’s Colgate versus Brand X. Guess who wins every time?

They say, “Why don’t you just beat my son?” Very arrogant. Like “Why don’t you just beat SM with your sari‑sari store?” Totally rigged.

Here’s a simple solution. Stop running. This is the only anti-dynasty law that actually works.

Stop the automatic advantage and let true merit win. If they can’t, maybe voters never chose freely in the first place.